The week in photos

Updated 1:15 pm, Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Times Union reporter Leigh Hornbeck gets a lesson of on the proper way to open a bottle of champaign or Prosecco from bartender Jonathan Stewart during a Prosecco taste test at the Wine Bar on Lark St. Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

Times Union reporter Leigh Hornbeck gets a lesson of on the proper...

Times Union photographer Michael P. Farrell gets I.D.s from two men wearing speedos and antlers who were pulling Santa's sleigh during the Santa Speedo Sprint on Lark St. Saturday Dec. 8, 2012 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

People (including the Times Union's Gary Hahn) participate setting the world record for being the largest group singing jingle bells while ringing jingle bells for recordsetter.com in front of the Times Union Center on Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012 at 12 Noon in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

People (including the Times Union's Gary Hahn) participate setting...

Times Union reporter Jimmy Vielkind works on his MAC computer as the Capital Region Economic Development Council holds a public meeting at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on Monday Dec. 10, 2012 in Troy, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

Times Union reporter Jimmy Vielkind works on his MAC computer as...

Times Union Reporter Bob Gardinier on the job covering the ballot fraud case against Edward McDonough at the Rensselaer County Courthouse in Troy, N.Y. Dec 14, 2012. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union)

Times Union Reporter Bob Gardinier on the job covering the ballot...

Times Union Paul Grondahl on the job interviewing members of the LGBT In Our Voices staff in Albany, N.Y. Dec 14, 2012. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union)

Times Union Paul Grondahl on the job interviewing members of the...

Jenn Gish, left, and Pete Iorizzo had a competition to see who can do the most Olympic events in the Capital Region in a four-hour span Friday Aug. 3, 2012. (Michael P. Farrell/Times Union)

Jenn Gish, left, and Pete Iorizzo had a competition to see who can...

Joe Prest, coach for Hudson Valley Community College's men's and women's bowling teams, gives Times Union reporter Jenn Gish some pointers to impove her bowling game at Hilltop Bowl in Troy , NY on October 13, 2010. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

Joe Prest, coach for Hudson Valley Community College's men's and...

Joe Prest, coach for Hudson Valley Community College's men's and women's bowling teams, gives Times Union reporter Jenn Gish some pointers to impove her bowling game at Hilltop Bowl in Troy , NY on October 13, 2010. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

Joe Prest, coach for Hudson Valley Community College's men's and...

Dinner guests Kristi Gustafson, right, talks with fellow Times Union reporter Jennifer Gish, center, as they sit down to eat at a dinner party cooked by TU reporter Pete Iorizzo and his fiance Mary Jane Sansevere in Niskayuna, NY on Wednesday evening October 27, 2010. ( Philip Kamrass / Times Union )

Dinner guests Kristi Gustafson, right, talks with fellow Times...

Times Union reporter Pete Iorizzo gets some soup spoons from the kitchen for a dinner party prepared by he and his fiance Mary Jane Sansevere in Niskayuna, NY on Wednesday evening October 27, 2010. Times Union reporters are seated at the table.( Philip Kamrass / Times Union )

Times Union reporter Pete Iorizzo and his fiance Mary Jane Sansevere prepared and held a dinner party for Times Union co workers in Niskayuna, NY on Wednesday evening October 27, 2010. ( Philip Kamrass / Times Union )

Times Union reporter Pete Iorizzo and his fiance Mary Jane...

Times Union reporter Pete Iorizzo and his fiance Mary Jane Sansevere prepared and held a dinner party for Times Union co workers in Niskayuna, NY on Wednesday evening October 27, 2010. ( Philip Kamrass / Times Union )

Times Union reporter Pete Iorizzo and his fiance Mary Jane...

Times Union reporter Pete Iorizzo, standing left, and his fiance Mary Jane Sansevere prepared and held a dinner party for Times Union co workers in Niskayuna, NY on Wednesday evening October 27, 2010. ( Philip Kamrass / Times Union )

Times Union reporter Pete Iorizzo, standing left, and his fiance...

Times Union reporter Pete Iorizzo makes last minute preparations in the kitchen for a dinner party prepared by he and his fiance Mary Jane Sansevere in Niskayuna, NY on Wednesday evening October 27, 2010. ( Philip Kamrass / Times Union )

Times Union writer Jennifer Gish interviews Ronnie Ippolito of Schenectady, who holds her son Reid, 3, after running Freihofer's 33rd Run for Women on Saturday, June 4, 2011, in Albany, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)

Times Union writer Jennifer Gish, left, tries a dip during an ice skating lesson with instructor Pam Tallent of Over the Edge, right, on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010, the Albany County Hockey Facility in Colonie, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)

Times Union writer Jennifer Gish, left, tries a dip during an ice...

Professional bull rider George Carr Jr. of Schuylerville, left, watches as Times Union staff writer Jennifer Gish rides the mechanical bull on Thursday, July 7, 2011, at the City Beer Hall in Albany, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)

Professional bull rider George Carr Jr. of Schuylerville, left,...

Times Union writer Jennifer Gish,left, skates without assistance during an ice skating lesson with instructor Pam Tallent of Over the Edge on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010, the Albany County Hockey Facility in Colonie, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)

Times Union writer Jennifer Gish,left, skates without assistance...

Times Union Sports Reporter Tim Wilkin ,left, interviews Head coach Al McNall ,center and Bishop Maginn Head coach Joe Grasso,right, about a water soaked field and cancelling the Lansingburgh - Bishop Maginn High School Football game in Albany, N.Y., Friday, Oct. 14, 2011. (Hans Pennink / Special to the Times Union) High School Sports

Times Union sports reporter Tim Wilkin handles the ball after UAlbany men's basketball coach Will Brown ran through what media members will be doing in a practice similar to what the UAlbany team runs through, during a special practice session for the media, in Albany, NY on Thursday October 15, 2009. FOR TI M WILKIN STORY. (Philip Kamrass / Times Union)

Times Union sports reporter Tim Wilkin handles the ball after...

Times Union sports reporter Tim Wilkin, left, and WNYT sports reporter Rodger Wyland, right, stretch after UAlbany men's basketball coach Will Brown ran through what media members will be doing in a practice similar to what the UAlbany team runs through, during a special practice session for the media, in Albany, NY on Thursday October 15, 2009. FOR TI M WILKIN STORY. (Philip Kamrass / Times Union)

Times Union sports reporter Tim Wilkin, left, and WNYT sports...

Times Union sports reporter Tim Wilkin wipes off sweat near the end of practice, after UAlbany men's basketball coach Will Brown ran through what media members will be doing in a practice similar to what the UAlbany team runs through, during a special practice session for the media, in Albany, NY on Thursday October 15, 2009. FOR TI M WILKIN STORY. (Philip Kamrass / Times Union)

Times Union sports reporter Tim Wilkin wipes off sweat near the end...

Times Union sports reporter Tim Wilkin stretches before UAlbany men's basketball coach Will Brown runs through what media members will be doing in a practice similar to what the UAlbany team runs through, during a special practice session for the media, in Albany, NY on Thursday October 15, 2009. FOR TI M WILKIN STORY. (Philip Kamrass / Times Union)

Times Union sports reporter Tim Wilkin stretches before UAlbany...

Times Union sports reporter Tim Wilkin, right, and WNYT sports reporter Rodger Wyland, far left, stretch after UAlbany men's basketball coach Will Brown ran through what media members will be doing in a practice similar to what the UAlbany team runs through, during a special practice session for the media, in Albany, NY on Thursday October 15, 2009. FOR TIM WILKIN STORY. (Philip Kamrass / Times Union)

Times Union sports reporter Tim Wilkin, right, and WNYT sports...

Times Union sports reporter Tim Wilkin passes during a special practice session run by UAlbany men's basketball coach Will Brown for the media, in Albany, NY on Thursday October 15, 2009. FOR TIM WILKIN STORY. (Philip Kamrass / Times Union)

Times Union sports reporter Tim Wilkin passes during a special...

Dinner guests Kristi Gustafson, right, talks with fellow Times Union reporter Jennifer Gish, center, as they sit down to eat at a dinner party cooked by TU reporter Pete Iorizzo and his fiance Mary Jane Sansevere in Niskayuna, NY on Wednesday evening October 27, 2010. ( Philip Kamrass / Times Union )